In Chess960/Freestyle chess, which was created by former world champion Bobby Fischer in 1996, the pieces on the back rank are reshuffled, meaning that computer-backed preparations leading to ...

Mendonca’s win over Fedoseev helped him rise to 11th place in the masters standings. He has so far had a rough initiation ...

Magnus Carlsen, a 34-year-old Norwegian, is among the greatest chess players of all time.